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Common Data Set
To view the University of Virginia's Common Data Set (CDS) tables for the current
or for prior years, hover your cursor over the "Common Data Set" pop-up menu to the left, then click on the desired table. Each CDS web page contains, at the top of the page, links to prior years' data. If you do not have JavaScript enabled, or the
pop-up menu does not work with your browser, click
here for text links.
From http://www.commondataset.org/
(as of Dec. 17, 2002):
"The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort
among data providers in the higher education community and publishers
as represented by the College Board, Peterson's, part of The Thomson
Corporation, and U.S. News & World Report. The combined goal
of this collaboration is to improve the quality and accuracy of
information provided to all involved in a student's transition into
higher education, as well as to reduce the reporting burden on data
providers.
This goal is attained by the development of clear, standard data
items and definitions in order to determine a specific cohort relevant
to each item. Data items and definitions used by the U.S. Department
of Education in its higher education surveys often serve as a guide
in the continued development of the CDS. Common Data Set items undergo
broad review by the CDS Advisory Board as well as by data providers
representing secondary schools and two- and four-year colleges.
Feedback from those who utilize the CDS also is considered throughout
the annual
review process."
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